This lists the sites by location and gives some more detail about each artist. Using what3words takes you to the exact location.
This is designed to be navigated from the QR codes which are next to the artworks themselves.
- Locations 1 to 10 (74 Chepstow Road to Roman Taxis)
- Locations 11 to 20 (Maindee Barbers to Out Out #1)
- Locaton 21 to 30 (Out Out #2 to Walking art)
- Location 31 to 34 (Sprinkles to Maindee Post Office)
1. Black boards at 74 Chepstow Road - Jooms
Location https://w3w.co/actors.agreed.lazy
The owner of this site was happy for us to paint on top of the black boards.
Jooms (James Telford) helps people turn their favourite picture into a work of art. He has been doing this style of 'street art' painting for a couple years now. "Any image any size in any colours on any surface. Leave it to me!"
https://www.instagram.com/joomsart/
https://www.facebook.com/joomsart
2. Holbrooks
Two cabinets by pedestrian crossing - Stephanie Roberts + Esi Fox-Roberts
Location https://w3w.co/actors.agreed.lazy
Stephanie is a mosaic and visual artist living in South Wales. "It is my interpretation of the blended industrial-natural-social landscapes of my home that continues to inspire me. Influencing my choices in thematic and the materials that define my work as a multi-disciplined mosaic artist". She is committed to supporting communities and the environment through the power of art activity - forming greater connections with others improving well-being and education through delicately formed experiential projects for all abilities.
https://stephanierobertsart.com/
https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.roberts.7549
3. Triangle Climbing Wall Outside Curve - Miss Rie
Location https://w3w.co/brings.melt.reduce
Miss Rie is a quality custom tattoo studio based in Newport, South Wales. She will be creating a new patch which is inspired by Maindee. This will replace the original design by Andy O'Rourke
https://www.instagram.com/missriestattoostudio
4. Triangle climbing wall Inside Curve - Andy O'Rourke
Location https://w3w.co/input.mouth.land
Wings created by Andy O'Rourke. Feel free to take your photo here!
https://www.instagram.com/andy_orourke/
5. Utiliy Boxes by Maindee Triangle - Bill Chambers
Location: https://w3w.co/adopt.port.store
Bill is an artist and printmaker producing original hand made prints for sale, illustration, public art and courses in printmaking. Bill works as a freelance artist, designer and printmaker visiting schools and other institutions for out reach workshops and master classes. He also runs workshops for children at various festivals around the UK including Glastonbury Festival, WOMAD, Green Gathering and Greenman.
6. Triangle Cafe Back Wall - Marion Cheung
Location: https://w3w.co/lamp.holds.forest
Marion is a multidisciplinary artist based in South Wales, with over 10 years' of experience in Participatory Arts Practice specialising within the field of Arts in Health. In 2020, Marion launched www.arting.wales to enable Healthcare professionals and artists to collaborate and provide high-quality, tailor-made, person-centered arts projects.
"My process begins with observational sketches of everyday environments, immersing myself in nature and still life; mark-making and taking photos. I work figuratively, to communicate joyful positive emotions predominantly through flower and landscape paintings."
On this wall Marion has taken an original painting and worked with the textures of the building to create a bigger design. Take a look at Marion's
https://www.instagram.com/artings_and_inklings/
https://www.marioncheung-artist.com/
7. Square Pizza Gable End - Andy O'Rourke
Location: https://w3w.co/prone.worked.pillow (88 Chepstow Road)
Andy has worked in Newport for more than 25 years and has been painting large-scale art across the UK. Although he has been overseeing all the other artists, Andy's work speaks for itself. This huge peice features many squallows and spreads around the corner to Location 8.
https://www.andyorourke.com/
https://www.instagram.com/andy_orourke/
8. Square Pizza and Ty Hafan - Andy O'Rourke
9. Perilicious - Andy O'Rourke
Location https://w3w.co/winner.trout.cakes
The design for Sqaure Pizza stretches around the corner from the gable end. Ty Hafan is a stencil detail on top of a base layer painted by Craig Halford. Stencil work by Ruth Essex.
10. Roman Taxis - Art of Sok
Location: https://w3w.co/toast.almost.work
AKA Mark Hughes. An artist and scribbler based in South Wales. Team @catfood_comics, Skrawl Lord, Graffiti Artist, Waster, Shitkicker.
https://www.instagram.com/theartofsok/
https://theartofsok.bigcartel.com/
11. Maindee Barbers Window - Dilip Sinha
Location https://w3w.co/items.liability.rare (98 Chepstow Road)
Dilip takes street photographer and has been charting Maindee for the past decade. His work featured in Finding Maindee Project. https://www.maindee.org/maindee-photographic-survey
https://www.behance.net/DilipSinha
12. Maindee Fresh Foods - Consumer Smith
Location https://what3words.com/shared.doctor.camp
Consumersmith creates public and private murals, works on canvas and an array of unique surfaces including machinery for global construction exhibitions and bespoke steel fabrications on site for interior designers in the Middle East. A gallery exhibitor and practitioner, Consumersmith is a persistent and dedicated pusher of creativity.
https://www.instagram.com/consumersmith/
13. Car Park Pedestrian Crossing - Esi Fox-Roberts
Location https://w3w.co/warm.carbon.themes
Esi is based in Newport and the Forest of Dean. She does illustrations & mixed media, slapping the mind on materials and is open for commissions on patches + T-shirts
https://www.instagram.com/peas.n.greens/
14. Garden - Greening Maindee
Location https://w3w.co/brands.foster.shave
Greening Maindee is all about improving the local environment. We want more growing and play spaces, more recycling, less litter, cleaner streets, more flowers and trees and cleaner air. This garden has been developed by voluteers and recently been repainted, alongside railing and other street furniture.
https://www.facebook.com/GreenfingersMaindee
https://www.maindee.org/greening
The picture above was created onsite in the garden by Talitha Young https://www.instagram.com/teeleafa/
15. Muti Use Games Area - Molly Mural
Location https://w3w.co/dads.catch.sorters
Using the world as her canvas, Molly Hawkins evokes joy and positivity with her signature bold and colourful cut-out shapes and patterns. Inspired by natural forms and movement, Molly’s art spans entire building murals, basketball courts, and streets to set design, interiors and fashion.
Molly's work in Maindee is (probably) the biggest mural in Wales. One design concept covers the MUGA, back wall, and surrounding tarmac in colour and design. Molly was assisted by 20 volunteers who came to help paint different parts of this design. The whole piece was created in layers and took four days to comple.
https://www.instagram.com/mollymural/
16. Chicky Friday - Beth Wilks
Location https://w3w.co/palace.dirt.slips
Beth has created this nature-inspired mural across the ground floor of Chicky Friday at the corner of 105 Chepstow Road and Fairoak Terrace. Beth specialises in handmade and personalised paper cuttings for any occasion Artist background (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVOqSt6yPmQ
Intagram https://www.instagram.com/cynefin_paper_cuts/
17. Jim Oliver - Farrah Fortnam
Location: https://w3w.co/accent.probe.milk (126 Chepstow Road)
Farrah describes her works as being influenced by her Pakistani heritage, the fluid artistry of Arabic designs, and the untamed rhythms of nature. Jim has been trading at this location for many decades and told us that it was probably time this building had something done to it!
https://www.farrahcontemporaryart.com/
https://www.instagram.com/farrahcontemporaryart/
Base layer of paint prepared by Craig Halford. https://www.instagram.com/craig_halford_painting_decorat/
18. Cabinet - Stephanie Roberts
Location https://w3w.co/action.hoping.orange
See artist profile at Location 2 (Holbrooks)
19. Valentines - Walls by Paul
Location: https://w3w.co/hears.corner.region
Walls by Paal - Paul Sheppard - is based in Caerphilly. He specialises in bedroom murals, graffiti and custom artwork for the home or business.
https://www.facebook.com/wallsbypaul
https://www.instagram.com/wallsbypaul_murals/
20. Out Out - Jade Peplar
Location https://w3w.co/kinds.single.mass (Albert Avenue side)
Jade Peplar uses media to create joyful, playful images. She says that "rather than using whole motifs taken from the media, I divide my scraps into colour groups and almost 'paint' with the colour. If you look a little deeper into my images you'll often find hidden details of its former life." Jade Peplar is a Newport based collage artist, using only discarded magazines and printed.
https://www.instagram.com/jadepeplar/
21. Out Out - Inga Monika and Inga Jast
Location : https://w3w.co/remark.roofs.push
Inga Jast (left in photo) - Freelance scenic artist based in South Wales Uk
https://www.instagram.com/ingajast/
Inga Monika (right in photo) - artist, illustrator, photographer
https://www.instagram.com/inga_instak/
The idea for our collaboration happened when Andy, the event organizer, unexpectedly paired us after noticing we shared the same names on the artist list. Although we are both from Lithuania and currently live in Wales, we have never met before. This beautiful art event brought us together.
Inspired by our connection, we decided to share our ideas through a collaborative drawing. We incorporated Lithuanian and Welsh folk patterns to symbolize the differences and similarities in our cultures.
For my part of the drawing, I proposed a personal touch that reflects the idea that the thoughts we hold become the home we live in. Regardless of where you're from or where you live, your thoughts—your inner world—genuinely represent your home. The Welsh hat symbolizes the creative communities in Wales. The moving patterns are abstract shapes of flowers, and folk motifs represent imagination and creativity, connecting different cultures and the community. The moving lines merge with the other drawing and the text: "The words you speak become the house you live in," by a Persian poet I recently discovered on a research project. Location-wise, I think it's an excellent spot for a message, as it is visible from the bus stop, reminding viewers to pause and think about how powerful the words we think, speak, and create the home we live in.
22. ReUse Centre Cabinets - Stephanie Roberts
Location: https://w3w.co/regime.beside.wounds
See artist profile at Location 2 (Holbrooks)
23. 144 Chepstow Road - Naseem Syed
Location: https://w3w.co/switch.guards.banks
Long before this festival, colour was brought to Maindee every day by Friendshair Maindee. They have been supportive of many previous arts initiatives along Chepstow Road. The business has recently moved into Newport Market and we are grateful for giving temporary use of the window space and back lighting the windows over the festival weekend.
https://www.facebook.com/friendshair.maindee
https://www.instagram.com/friendshairx/
The shop window has been redecorated with pom poms. The pattern pieces are from an Azadi (freedom) project inspired by the pink mosque in Iran and Women Life Freedom movement. Ziba Creative is a world of Radical Kindness! We're passionate pom pom people spreading joy and unity through craftivism.
https://www.instagram.com/zibacreativeuk/
https://www.instagram.com/protestpompom/
24. 149 Chepstow Road - MK Paints
Location https://w3w.co/gossip.gates.bench
MK Paints is an artist based in Newport and Bristol who does rurals and paintings. Prior to Full Colour Maindee Matt has also painted inside the doorway of 155 Chepstow and also been commissioned by Mamu's Chaii to do a mural inside.
https://www.instagram.com/mk_paints_/
25. 149 Chepstow Road alleyway - Rhys Webber
Location https://w3w.co/honey.beard.sake
Rhys Webber has been photographing people at Maindee Festival for many years. Here are some details about the process that he has followed for this artwork.
"First I scheduled two drop-in photoshoots at #maindeelibrary to get the portraits, plus a couple of smaller shoots at my #webberphoto studio for a couple of stragglers. The images were then edited in Lightroom and Photoshop, cutting out the black and white portraits to place everyone on a colourful background, with a few extra layers of text and texture.
A0 Printing was from the awesome OttimoDigitalPrint in Newport https://www.ottimodigital.co.uk/
This style of art is usually called 'Wheat Paste Art', where the paste is made up of flour and water with a 4-1 solution. However, after making up a gallon of this when we got to the wall we discovered that the wheat paste at 4-1 wasn't sticking at all. We increased the mix to 2 parts water to 1 part flour, then 1 part water to 1 part flower, none of which would adhere to the funky textured wall surface. I'd tried this method successfully on regular render, wood and painted surfaces with no problem. The wall must have been painted with gluten intolerant paint!
So, plan B was good old wallpaper paste, which worked a treat - we mixed it with a little less water than required to get a thick enough paste to fill all the gaps in the textured wall. We cover the wall with paste, then apply the poster, then cover the poster with paste and smooth down using various squeegies and our hands. Wrinkles appear on drying, but that's part of the charm of this method - it aint perfect!
26. Western Power Box - Nina Camplin and Irene Quelch
Location: https://w3w.co/rungs.chins.smiles
Nina Camplin has painted a tiger trompe l'oeil (work in progress above) on the Wharf Road side. She is an artist with a background in graphic design, illustration and mural work.
https://www.facebook.com/ninamuralartist
https://ninacamplin.co.uk/about/murals/
Irene Quelch painted the Wharf Lane side of the utility box. Irene does murals wall art painting service that can add colour and atmosphere to living space or business.
https://www.facebook.com/facepaintingbyirene
There are some excellent videos of Irene's work on her Facebook page
https://facepaintingbyirene.co.uk/murals-wall-art/
27. Brandon Back Wall - Graffers Wall
Location https://w3w.co/robot.final.wisdom
These two big walls have been opened for painting. These images represent the work in progress over the day on Saturday 28 September. We expect this wall to develop over time.
Steve Jenks (above) https://www.facebook.com/jenksart1
Also some excellent timel-lapse films on Steve's page.
Kert https://www.instagram.com/kert.05
Elvs (to follow) https://www.instagram.com/elvs92
Unity (above) - Amelia https://millimagic.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/artbyunity
Alex Arnell (taking shape middle) https://www.facebook.com/alex.arnell.7
Alex also painted a bird on the edge of the car park.
28. Maindee Triangle and Have a go
The Triangle is a multi-use event space which includes a cafe, public-facing toilets, meeting room and a retactable cover over the patio area.
Live painting
Live art (above) created byYan Lee https://www.instagram.com/yanlee_illust/
Street games
Licensed bar by Weird Dad (based at 23 Caerleon Road, Newport, NP19 7BU)
Music programme
29. MUGA and Car Park Have a go + Demonstrations
Activities from midday-6pm on Saturday.
Painting by Matt Dey https://www.instagram.com/uncle_matts_face_painting/
Also a piece by Alex Arnell
30. Walking Art
We will be welcoming the Citizen, who will be walking around the streets meeting people. He will be doing a pop-up performance in a venue along the street and also be creating some art at the car park.
Walkabout performance with Public Theatre’s Seagulls and Vikings.
Walking tour (above) included meeting the artists and getting some background on each piece.
31. Existing Art Sprinkles
Location: https://w3w.co/bossy.magic.young
32. Existing Arts Inside Mamu’s Chaii - MK Paints
Location https://w3w.co/flip.amber.arrive
A 2024 commission inside Mamu’s Chaii with MK Paints (see artist bio at location 24)
Mamu’s Chaii is dedicated to brewing the perfect cup using only the finest, freshest ingredients. Mamus Chaii was born from the passion partners who loved chai and set out to find the perfect cup
https://www.instagram.com/mamus.chaii
33. 55 Chepstow Road - MK Paints
Location: https://w3w.co/create.cities.vines
A 2020 piece by MK Paints next to the George.
34. Maindee Post Office - MyliuReloved
Location https://w3w.co/known.bunny.search
Painted box. Carla is an artist based in Newport, specializing in hand-painted art on vintage furniture. She launched her art business Myliureloved three years ago, combining my passion for creativity and sustainability with a love for unique, upcycled pieces.
https://www.instagram.com/myliureloved/
Last updated 20.09.2024